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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Minnesota Watersheds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will understand that water flows down a slope and determines how watersheds flow. They will also learn that water flows in three basic directions and that each watershed is divided by the area's higher elevations...
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Unit Plan
Other

Derm: Water Cycles and Catchments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop an understanding of the water cycle and water catchments. This learning module is divided into introductory, developmental, and culminating activities, and also has several assessment strategies. Resource sheets...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Role of Plants in Water Filtration [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What role can plants play in the water filtering process? This PDF document features a class activity to help learners understand the role of plants in filtering water.
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Handout
Other

Virginia Places: What Determines the Boundaries of a Region in Virginia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site talks about regions in Virginia, it offers excellent information on regions in general, for example, ways regions might be classified; e.g., by population density, geology, watershed, ecosystem, economy,...
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Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this guide helps students understand their garden as a model watershed through the collection and analysis of rainwater filtration data.[4.06]
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Why We Should Protect Freshwater Mussels

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this interactive activity, young scholars will increase their understanding of the important role that freshwater mussels play in our watershed. Students will learn about freshwater mussel species, how mussels improve water quality in...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: You Are What You Drink!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Contamination in drinking water sources or watersheds can negatively affect the organisms that come in contact with it. The affects can be severe - causing illness or, in some cases, even death. It is important for people to understand...